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Richard nodded mournfully. "Yeah, he's the white tiger. He's got no chip. They can't buzz him. He's just as dangerous as Annie, except Annie doesn't appear to go after villagers from what I know." Richard stopped remembering Annie was a sensitive topic for Nita.

He sighed but it came out like a strangled Meow.

"He took Annie's chip?" Richard bit his knuckle for a moment piecing together the sequence of events together. He straightened and looked up at Nita, "So Jamal witnessed Annie rip her own chip out? And that inspired him to have Billy cut his out. So he has both chips then." Richard's tail lashed in frustration. Damn, no way of getting to see those chips without going through Jamal. That wasn't good.

Richard shared Nita's sentiment, it was a miracle that Jamal was alive, let alone able to pull off his gruesome stunts. He shook his head. "Well not much I can do about that I suppose."

Richard leaned against the stairs debating saying goodbye but it was a good, if risky conversation so far. "You and... Lauren was it? Doing well?" He could keep a slight note of disapproval out of his voice even though he was just attempting to be friendly.

"I see." Richard made a face like he had stepped in something unpleasant. Nita's muzzled face was somewhat difficult to read but that body posture and edge to the voice was universal. He pushed away from the banister and straightened. "Sorry to hear that." There wasn't much one can say to that especially when its exactly the second time talking to a person.

Lauren had mentioned having ties to the labs which he was curious about. However, this probably wasn't the best time to ask.

Well this was awkward. "Well..." Richard searched for yet another conversation topic as Nita didn't appear to be in a huge hurry to get rid of him. "Have any suggestions for the newsletter this month? I can't say my request for submissions have been all that productive." Maybe she'd like a project to occupy her time? He smiled hopefully.

Richard shrugged, he had covered that in the previous newsletter. "Well the article on Jamal's activities should cover that I believe. In fact thats really all I've got. Not alot has happened, the Theater isn't that much farther than it was last month and I haven't been able to get any gossip from the Ivory tower." He chuckled darkly, "I could use some good news too."

Richard's eyebrows nearly launched off his head. "A TV show? Thats great!" His excited tone laced with sarcasm. "I bet that will give me plenty of material to refute. Just what we need, lab propaganda. As if the serums don't mess with people's heads enough." There was some real bitterness in Richard's voice, he hated TV, especially TV news. He could barely find people who read the entirety of the newsletter already! With something spoon feeding the islanders. He let loose a loud sawing growl of frustration. The sound was utterly inhuman.

"Ahem." Richard attempted to clear this throat, wincing at Nita's reaction. "Sorry... Those sneak up on me sometimes..." His voice a whisper. He looked away, upset and embarrassed at his slip. It was happening more and more often, making sounds that people shouldn't and can't make. Normally he didn't even notice it but once in a while, he could feel something in his throat, give way and this happened. Worse, it hurt to speak for a moment afterwards.

He coughed as he massaged his throat. "I should go I guess."